Welcome back to provide competitive microbes. This next module discusses our microbiome, and how prebiotics affect our gut microbiome. The objective of this module is to understand our microbiome and how our diet and prebiotic content influences microbiome. Over the past few decades, scientists have been studying what's called the microbiome, the genetic nature of our bodies bacteria. For years, the research has revealed that our body's microbiome may well be if not more important than our genome, which is our own DNA. The Human Microbiome Project sponsored by the National Institutes of Health initially drew samples from 242 healthy individuals and found over 11,000 different species of commensal bacteria and yeast Amman with guts, mouth, skin and vagina vaginas of the sentence.

Each of these species can have up to 13 Thousand gene sequences, so we can imagine the size of our microbiome. Our bodies contain about 100 trillion of these organisms 10 times the number of cells in our body. But simply our microbiome is the composite of the type of microbial species that inhabit our body. Following this research, scientists have found that our eating habits, and those of our family and ancestors directly influenced the type of bacteria that walk by our bodies. The two primary inteiro types are classified as the generic effect Cheerios for a third and tear type. The Muna caucus was found that this entire type is where the University of Pennsylvania researchers compared long term dietary habits with each main character, and found that a long term Western diet and greater meat consumption was related to the bacteria since they're tight, while the Prevotella and terror type was associated with greater Long Term consumption of plant based foods among families and cultures.

The consideration comes down to the fact that certain species of bacteria and yeast like certain types of food, some like simple refined carbohydrates like those found in refined foods and sugars. These are typically the pathogenic bacteria nice such as eco lie and Candida health giving probiotics like more complex polysaccharides, like those found in plant based foods. This essentially is a discussion of prebiotics. The reality is if our probiotics don't have enough to eat, they'll die in the pathogenic species will take over a guy. This is in fact why intestinal issues and food sensitivities are growing so rapidly in western countries because the Western diet is severely lacking in prebiotic foods, predominant prebiotic molecules are the oligosaccharides crypto. oligosaccharides galacto oligosaccharides in trading galacto oligosaccharides also referred to as interim bas DOS and toss the little saccharides from the Greek Ola goes in few short stacks of simple yet mostly indigestible sugars, it's the sugar molecules kryptos.

The stack molecule is called crypto oligosaccharide. If the sugar molecule is galactose, the stack molecule is called a galacto oligosaccharide. These stacks provide energy and nourishment to our probiotic columns. Insulin is a naturally occurring carbohydrate used by plants for storage. It's been estimated that more than 36,000 plant species contain inulin in varying degrees. The roots often contain the greatest amounts of profit sources of venue and includes are some artichoke of GAVI cactus, and chicory.

Many other foods contain this prebiotic. Many plant based foods also contain Cause these include beets, leeks, bananas, tree fruits, soy beans, burdock root, asparagus maple sugar among many others, Goss and tossing natural byproducts of milk. They're produced as lactose is enzymatically converted or hydrolyzed within the digestive tract. This is done most effectively by probiotics. nutritionists used to think gossin tosser indigestible byproducts of Now, another prebiotic element in plant foods is the following phenol for polyphenols are groups about chemicals produced in plants such as lignans, tannins, resveratrol, and flavonoids. There is some uncertainty as to which of these is the most helpful, prebiotic populations.

There are also some surprising exotic foods. One of these is wheat and barley, which contain a class of oligosaccharide called urbanization islands. significant research is determined that a rabbitohs Island Feed the Phyto bacteria colonies which are critical to maintaining a healthy colon, ravenous islands that contain practically any bold food until a lesser degree from non Whole Foods. For this reason, it's important to choose holy foods whenever possible. For example, now many positives are available unfolding on combining prebiotics within the same meal is a good idea. This means we can mix whole weeds with vegetables and beans.

The pictured meal includes whole wheat soybeans in the form of tofu and spinach possible improved by cruise. Bananas contain one of the highest levels of FOSS bananas are not just a favorite food for humans. They're also favorites to our probiotics as well. Combining probiotics with prebiotics is very easy, because dairy contains Goss and toss yogurt and keeper naturals. These can be notched up by adding bananas and apples by increasing our income Take a p bi x feed, feed and naturally increase our columns of probiotics. This is one of the main reasons these foods are so good for us.

Certainly we've learned through this course the importance of probiotics to our health. So when should we boost our body's prebiotics and probiotics. During those times, our bodies may be challenged by an environment full of pathogenic microbes as a start. This includes places where there are lots of hostile microbes such as a crowded train or airplane. In such environments, all those microbes that every person may be carrying are now in our close proximity, which means within contact with the mucosal membranes of our skin, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. The best strategy therefore before entering such an environment is to boost our prebiotic intake and then our probiotic colonies both in testimony and oral which can also be continued through the exposure be supplemented colonies will help defend our bodies against invading foreign microbes.

It's also a good idea to boost our probiotic colonies during cold or flu season in general, especially during those times when we're in close proximity of those with cold and flu viruses. As we've discussed, probiotics can help defend against these And should we become infected help us remove the invaders. Anytime we aren't feeling well, we should consider boosting our probiotics. Whether it's a cold or flu or just entire probiotics will help our body's metabolism system. This is especially true for feeling indigestion and nausea related to something gained. As discussed earlier, probiotics for intestinal infections have been one of the clearest findings from dozens of clinical studies and some very large scale studies.

It may seem odd to boost our probiotics during the course of antibiotics, but research has proven that Not only will this help us clear the infection faster, but it will allow our body to prevent a rebound infection of a new bacteria or opportunistic pathogen which often takes place after a course of antibiotics. The strategy most doctors suggest is to take probiotics in between the antibiotic goes at least a few hours before and after and throughout the course then at the end of the course to continue the probiotic supplementation after the antibiotic prescription is complete. Talk to your doctor about this if he or she prescribes antibiotics for an infection. Keep in mind that e biotics and probiotic foods are best taken without sugar and sugar can promote yeast and other species which can outgrow probiotic columns and make flavored yogurts and keepers contain sugar we can simply start with a plain version we buy or make and then add proof and even the Arctic raw honey or maple syrup to suit our taste.

When choosing a probiotic supplement, even leery of those products that combine many strains and species into one bottle, this is because different species and strains will compete with each other. They supplement that starts with 12 species may end up with three or four for example, or less, or maybe only one. For this reason it's best to stick with about four or five compatible species. probiotic Research at the University of Nebraska tested more than 200 acidophilus products over a 20 year period. Of these 70 to 80% had less Cfu counts and claimed on the label and almost 50% head less than 10% of the viable Cfu counts claimed on labels. In 2005.

Consumer Reports magazine published a study that rated a number of brands of supplements and yogurts. Once again, it was found that several supplement brands had less Cfu counts then was stated on labels. They also found that several natural yogurt had significant grater see if you can't spend it many of the supplements. Since then other studies have found similar content problems with many probiotic supplements. So be careful Don't waste your money. Our body contains more probiotics themselves by more than 10 to one.

In fact, this means our bodies are more probiotics than cellular, taking care of and growing the populations of these tiny borders will serve and nurture our bodies for years to come.